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ATLANTA and CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- XPIENT Solutions, LLC, (XPIENT) a leading technology solutions provider to the quick service, fast casual and family dining restaurant segments, announced today that it has selected RBS WorldPay, Inc., the fastest growing top ten payment processor in the U.S., as its preferred payments provider.

Shareholders and union groups said a lavish pay package promised the Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive officer shows continued irresponsibility.
Although the majority of the bank is owned by the government, the bank has offered CEO Stephen Hester a $15.8 million pay package, including an annual salary of $1.9 million, $3.2 million in potential bonuses and $10.5 million in share options, The Times of London reported Monday.
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Shamed former Royal Bank of Scotland Chief Executive Officer Fred Goodwin said he would return half his lavish pension plan to pave a move back to Britain.
Goodwin's annual pension of $903,000 sparked an uproar when the bank posted a net loss of $39.2 billion a month after he retired in October.
Along with a verbal drumming from politicians, vandals smashed windows at Goodwin's home in Edinburgh and damaged his Mercedes.

The Royal Bank of Scotland said it would deny new loans to some borrowers who previously signed contracts that the bank deems unprofitable.
An internal memo at the bank instructed mangers to identify noncore loans, which include lending the bank made at 2 percent above the Bank of England's benchmark lending rate.

ATLANTA, May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the successful completion of its Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) assessment, RBS WorldPay has returned to both Visa's and MasterCard's list of PCI DSS Validated Service Providers.

The Royal Bank of Scotland said it would cut an additional 9,000 jobs, renewing anger over its former chief executive's pension plan and government oversight.
Robert MacGregor of the union Unite said the government, which now owns 70 percent of the bank, should stand up for the employees by focusing on jobs, The Times of London reported Wednesday.
These employees are blameless for the position RBS is in, yet they are paying for the mistakes at the top of the bank, he said.

Angry shareholders gathered for a Royal Bank of Scotland shareholders' meeting Friday prepared to vote no on the bank's controversial remuneration report.
The report includes the bank board's agreement to double former Chairman Fred Goodwin's pension to $25 million, which was granted the same weekend in October the bank accepted a massive government bailout deal, The Guardian reported.
The meeting was taking place in Gogarburn, Scotland, where RBS has its headquarters.
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The Royal Bank of Scotland has ended its one-year partnership with the Williams Formula One motor racing team, the Scotsman reported.
RBS announced it will end its near $29 billion deal (20 billion pounds) with Williams when its contract expires at the end of the 2010 F1 season due to the huge monetary